Senior Manager, Internal Audit

Elastic • Chicago, IL

4h

About The Position

Elastic, the Search AI Company, enables everyone to find the answers they need in real time, using all their data, at scale — unleashing the potential of businesses and people. The Elastic Search AI Platform, used by more than 50% of the Fortune 500, brings together the precision of search and the intelligence of AI to enable everyone to accelerate the results that matter. By taking advantage of all structured and unstructured data — securing and protecting private information more effectively — Elastic’s complete, cloud-based solutions for search, security, and observability help organizations deliver on the promise of AI.
What is The Role
Elastic is seeking its next Internal Audit and SOX Business Process Controls Senior Manager who will report to and assist the Head of Internal Audit. This is a great opportunity for a strong Senior Manager to join our team to help lead, develop and scale our control policies, processes and audits in support of Elastic’s rapid growth. We’re seeking someone experienced, who is a self starter and able to hit the ground running. Our current Senior Manager is transitioning to a role in the office of Finance Transformation so will be able to assist in the changeover.
You will manage a team of four and be part of an eight member internal audit team responsible for the company’s compliance with SOX 404 and certain other regulatory requirements. You will also assist in evaluating new in-scope systems, processes and controls, identifying and mitigating control gaps, all while partnering with finance, legal, and HR teams to support the company’s growth and expansion.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Internal Audit or SOX compliance. Experience in public accounting is a must.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent Finance/Accounting
• Proficiency in compliance software (e.g. AuditBoard)

Nice To Haves

• Industry certifications CPA or CIA highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Plan, oversee and manage the end-to-end SOX compliance lifecycle encompassing risk assessment, scoping, control testing, and key report validation.
• Identify and execute value-add operational audits to improve process efficiency and mitigate risks across the organization.
• Manage and mentor a distributed team, including global resources.
• Strong project management skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Work with the business and control owners to ensure quality, consistency and scalability of new and existing controls.
• Advocate for continuous improvement of our system of internal controls and provide training to internal control owners.
• Establish processes to identify and communicate internal control gaps to relevant parties and track remediation to closure.
• Work closely with external auditors to ensure that the SOX Program meets their requirements in terms of scope, timing and approach.
• Prepare quarterly SOX status updates and dashboards for the Audit Committee
• Demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills; able to build trust and influence at all levels.

Benefits

• Health coverage for you and your family in many locations
• Ability to craft your calendar with flexible locations and schedules for many roles
• Generous number of vacation days each year
• Increase your impact - We match up to $2000 (or local currency equivalent) for financial donations and service
• Up to 40 hours each year to use toward volunteer projects you love
• Embracing parenthood with minimum of 16 weeks of parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior